cadmovie340 – Creating and Managing your Vectorworks Libraries Part 1
In order for your library to work, you have to turn on the option to Display default content. You access this in the Vectorworks Preferences.
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cadmovie342 – Creating and Managing your Vectorworks Libraries Part 3
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A group is not a symbol and should not be used for repeatable things. Groups are useful for collecting a bunch of stuff together, like a section or an elevation, but they have no use in your library files as you can’t access groups with the Resource Browser (the main…
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podcast 075 -Vectorworks 2008 + 2009 – Creating and Managing your Vectorworks Libraries
- June 16, 2009
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Creating and Managing your Vectorworks Libraries Your office library is more than just a few symbols saved in a file. Your office library is really part of a drawing system that includes : Symbol library Symbol Libraries for tools Layer and class standards Graphic Libraries A default template, and so…
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podcast 039 – Moving A Symbol In A Wall
- November 13, 2007
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I saw someone on the Vectorworks tech forum asking about moving a window (or door) in a wall. There are a few ways to do this, and this podcast shows you a couple of options. This podcast will be extended in my user group newsletter.
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SST_0703 – Creating Your Office Library
- March 30, 2007
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Your office library is more than just a few symbols saved in a file. Your office library is really part of a drawing system that includes layers, the classes that the library objects go on (your layer and class standards), hatches and the symbols.
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cadmovie018 – Symbols Libraries for Tools (Repetitive Unit)
- March 28, 2007
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The Repetitive unit tool uses a series of symbols stored in specific folders in the VectorWorks folder. If you edit these files then this tool becomes much more useful for you.
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cadmovie017 – Symbol Libraries for Tools (Sheet Borders)
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Many of the new VectorWorks tools have places to put symbols so the tools can use them. If you edit the symbols in these places then you can use these tools more effectively.
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cadmovie016 – Layer and Class Standards
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Layer and class standards are part of developing your library. When you create symbols you will use specific classes. When you create other information on the drawings you will use layers and classes. It would be easier to have a set of layers and classes that you use in a…
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cadmovie015 – Symbol Insertion Options
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When you create a symbol you get an options dialog where you can set options on how the symbol will be inserted.
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cadmovie014 – Building your Symbol Library
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The structure for your Library should follow a structure that you can understand and use. For example, when I am drawing details I like to have a symbol folder with all my steel sections, another symbol folder with all my timber sections and a symbol folder with all the standard…
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